But it is the practice of circumcising 8-day-old boys that has commanded the most attention and drawn intense criticism from medical professionals and rabbis. They are concerned that it needlessly endangers the newborns and draws unhelpful scrutiny to a religious rite already under fire across Europe.
The trend “is happening as people in Europe are already searching for reasons to fight circumcision,” he said.
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